# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)

> 15,755 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,755 km / 9,790 mi / 8,507 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 20:37 in Colombo, it's 09:07 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,820 ft (NCG is higher than CMB)

## Airports

### [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCBI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 7.180000, 79.880000
- Elevation: 30 ft

### [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport, Mexico
- ICAO: MMCG
- Timezone: America/Chihuahua
- Coordinates: 30.400000, -107.880000
- Elevation: 4,850 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:37 in Colombo, it's 09:07 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport.
With a 11.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)